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Hugh Bowman is optimistic a drop in distance will pave the way for Sky Trust to push for victory in the first section of the Class 3 Cosmos Handicap at Sha Tin on Saturday when the gelding squares off with emerging talent Sky Jewellery
My Wish and Rubylot head an enthralling group of 14 selected runners for the HK$26 million 148th BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin on Sunday, 23 March
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Rosario looks to rediscover some notable juvenile form in the six-furlong Class Two Gamble Responsibly At BetUK Handicap at Southwell today
There is one more chance to see live action at Meydan Racecourse before the huge Dubai World Cup fixture on 5 April, when a bumper nine-race card closes out the Dubai Racing Carnival today
Two South African star performers in Dean Kannemeyer’s Gimme A Prince and the Vaughan Marshall champion 3yo One Stripe, who runs in Sunday’s HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap, feature in the first edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2025
Veteran jockey Frankie Dettori says he feels ‘embarrassed’ after he filed for bankruptcy having been unable to reach agreement with His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs over a long-running case of tax avoidance
Lyle Hewitson removed luck from the equation aboard Highland Rahy and the rider found a willing partner as Francis Lui’s galloper secured a first Hong Kong win
Day 3 at the Cheltenham Festival is headlined by two Group 1 features – the Ryanair Chase and the Paddy Power Stayers’ Hurdle
Bookmakers were spared an estimated payout of £50million on an opening day of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday that saw the previously-unbeaten Constitution Hill crash out of the Champion Hurdle and Majborough beaten in the Arkle
The premature loss of Lancaster Bomber (War Front) was a sad setback to the South African thoroughbred industry
The highest-rated horses in all but one race – Parisian Walkway, who achieved his highest performance figure over 1600m – claimed the top four positions in each of this past weekend’s Grade 1 and Grade 2 races (excluding the two-year-old races).This provides strong validation regarding the effectiveness of the rating system!
In one of the most high-profile in-race incidents of the past five years, former SA champion jockey Gavin Lerena was found guilty of four charges, while Jason Gates didn’t escape punishment
Glistian Events’ Joao da Mata chats to Cape Racing Chairman Greg Bortz about the path ahead for SA horseracing
